WstartupCommunity rewards Spain’s most entrepreneurial women

This Thursday, the WstartupCommunity association presented its awards to some of Spain’s most enterprising women.. The group, which was established to promote women entrepreneurship, organized an event at the headquarters of the European Parliament in Madrid, taking the opportunity of the anniversary of Entrepreneurial Women’s Day, which will be celebrated on 19 November. During the event, political officials intervened, such as former Congress president and PP MP Ana Pastor and María González Corral, Minister of Mobility and Digital Transformation of the Regional Government of Castilla y León. During the presentation, award-winning entrepreneurs had the opportunity to present and explain their projects to the audience. “We have been promoting women’s entrepreneurship for ten years. We launched the ‘I take it on’ program and we want to promote this internationally as well,” said Teresa Alarcos, independent director and president of WstartupCommunity.

The main purpose of the event was to highlight women’s entrepreneurship and gain visibility. “We need to put an end to some of the gender biases that still exist in the company.”said Ana Pastor, vice-president of the European Parliament. Pastor assured that more equitable societies will also benefit from greater economic growth. “And that’s something the studies say,” she said. The Pastor also highlighted women’s capacity to innovate and asked for all projects spearheaded by them to be made visible.

María González Corral, advisor to the Regional Government of Castilla y León, pointed out that in rural areas, it is generally women who help create the population in the region. “We need to encourage their development because they are the ones who truly support families.”he assured.

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After the first interventions of the authorities Award-winning entrepreneurs had the opportunity to present their projects and some of the difficulties they experienced in the beginning.. From AI-related companies to logistics companies. Participating entrepreneurs are leaders in many sectors. “In Spain, we have some ideas and we have the technological know-how; the only thing we lack is funding,” said Cristina Martín, co-founder of Usyncro, a platform that aims to optimize logistics. said. Sara Correyero, one of the co-founders of the startup IENAI SPACE, which aims to clean up space debris, also pointed out the lack of financing as one of the most serious problems women face while entrepreneurship. Other entrepreneurs who presented their projects were Yulia Tru, co-founder of Beestested, or Amaia Zurutuza, scientific director of Graphenea.

Antonio Colino, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, emphasized that women should study and study. They are trained in technical skills at a time when engineering is more important than ever. The climax of the event was given by opera singer and entrepreneur Estíbaliz Martyn, who sang a few lines at the end of the event.